Those are Canada geese (Barnacle in Europe) that live forever as a couple. Eventhough they are ardent protectors of the brood, they can loose some eggs or chicks stolen by seagulls and by white or red foxes that store the eggs in case of famine.

Hello Robert,
Charming sight how those geese teach their younger generatin how to swim and enjoy the beautiful river sight.
Fabulous taken photo, with the boat as a bonus, fine photojob - as always.
Best regards,
Ike

Hi Robert,
nice scenery with the Canada geese family to swim carefree in the lake.But the wooden native boat is the eye catching of the scene.I use the beta.trekearth and i see the photo much enlarger that the normal trekeath shows and the whole sentation is magestic. Excellent presentation.

Hi Robert, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting scene of daily life of geese, beautifully captured in this beautiful image with canoe, with good sharpness, nice light, color and quality. Very good and interesting job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.